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Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link
The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) is a 272 km broad gauge railway in Jammu and Kashmir, India, connecting the Kashmir Valley to the Indian Railways network.
Uganda Railway
The Uganda Railway (Lunatic Line) was a British metre-gauge line built 1896–1901 from Mombasa to Kisumu, entirely in present-day Kenya, later extended to Kampala in 1931; it cut Mombasa–Lake Victoria travel from two months to two days and underlies today's Uganda Railways Corporation.
UIC classification of goods wagons
The UIC classification of goods wagons is the European system identifying freight wagons by a twelve-digit number and letter marking, defined by the International Union of Railways.
UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements
The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements, also called the German classification, describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units, and trams by counting axles and marking which are driven.
UIC wagon numbers
UIC wagon numbers, known as European Vehicle Numbers (EVNs), are 12-digit numbers assigned to railway rolling stock in Europe under a scheme published in 1964.
Ukrzaliznytsia
Ukrzaliznytsia, also called Ukrainian Railways (Укрзалізниця), is Ukraine's fully state-owned national railway company, created in 1991 and operating the country's rail network, freight, and passenger trains.
Union Pacific 3985
Union Pacific 3985 is a 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive built by ALCO in 1943, restored in 1981 for excursion service and donated to RRHMA in 2022 for restoration.
Union Pacific 4014
Union Pacific 4014 is a "Big Boy" steam locomotive built by ALCO in 1941 for the Union Pacific Railroad, the world's largest operating steam locomotive.
Union Pacific Big Boy
The Union Pacific Big Boy is a class of 25 articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotives built by ALCO in 1941 and 1944 to haul heavy freight over the Wasatch Mountains.
Union Pacific Corporation
Union Pacific Corporation is an American holding company, incorporated in Utah in 1969 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, whose principal subsidiary is the Union Pacific Railroad, a Class I freight railroad serving 23 states.
Union Pacific GTELs
The Union Pacific GTELs were 55 gas turbine-electric locomotives operated in freight service from 1952 to 1969, the only such fleet run by a US railroad.
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight railroad headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, operating about 32,693 route miles across 23 states and one of the largest railroads in North America.
Union Station (Pittsburgh)
Union Station (Pittsburgh), formally Pennsylvania Railroad Station, is Amtrak's Pittsburgh station at 1100 Liberty Avenue, beside Daniel Burnham's 1898-1903 twelve-story rotunda head house, NRHP-listed 1976, served by the Pennsylvanian and Floridian.
Union Station (Toronto)
Union Station is the main railway station of Toronto, a monumental Beaux-Arts building opened in 1927 that serves VIA Rail, GO Transit, UP Express, and the TTC subway.
Unit train
A unit train is a freight train that carries one commodity, such as coal or grain, between a single origin and destination without intermediate sorting.
Urban rail transit in India
Urban rail transit in India, also known as metro systems in India, began with the Kolkata Metro in 1984 and serves over 10 million daily passengers.
USATC S100 Class
The USATC S100 Class is a class of 0-6-0 tank steam switchers designed by the United States Army Transportation Corps for Europe and North Africa during World War II.
USATC S160 Class
The USATC S160 Class is an American 2-8-0 heavy freight steam locomotive designed in 1942 for the United States Army Transportation Corps, with around 2,120 built by 1945.
Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park
Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park (碓氷峠鉄道文化むら), a railway theme park in Annaka, Gunma, opened 1999 on the former Yokokawa depot site, preserving the 1893–1997 Usui Line with 30-plus locomotives and EF63 driving experiences.
Utsunomiya Line (宇都宮線)
The Utsunomiya Line (宇都宮線) is a JR East service covering the 163.5-kilometer southern section of the Tōhoku Main Line, from Tokyo Station to Kuroiso in Tochigi Prefecture.
Uzbekistan Railways
Uzbekistan Railways, O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari, is the 100% state-owned company running Uzbekistan's 1,520 mm broad-gauge network, founded in 1994 after the Soviet Central Asian Railway dissolved.
V & SAR The Overland carriages
The V & SAR The Overland carriages were a fleet of 44 steel carriages jointly owned by the South Australian and Victorian Railways for The Overland express between Melbourne and Adelaide.
Vactrain
A vactrain, or vacuum tube train, is a proposed transport system in which maglev vehicles travel through near-vacuum tubes, cutting drag to allow speeds above 1,000 km/h.
Vacuum brake
The vacuum brake is a railway braking system that holds brakes off with a vacuum in the train pipe and applies them by admitting air, fail-safe and once standard in Britain.
Valve timing
Valve timing is the setting of a steam engine's valve gear so the valve opens and closes the cylinder's steam and exhaust ports at the right piston positions.
Vande Bharat Express (वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस)
Vande Bharat Express (वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस) is a family of Indian semi-high-speed self-propelled trainsets built by the Integral Coach Factory, first run from New Delhi to Varanasi in 2019.
Vectron (locomotive)
The Vectron (Siemens Vectron) is a family of modular electric and dual-mode locomotives built by Siemens Mobility in Munich since 2010 as successor to the EuroSprinter, with more than 2,800 sold across Europe.
Vermonter
The Vermonter is a daily Amtrak passenger train between Washington, DC, and St. Albans, Vermont, introduced in 1995 as the daytime replacement for the Montrealer.
Via Rail
Via Rail, formally VIA Rail Canada Inc., is a Canadian federal Crown corporation established in 1977 to operate national intercity, regional, and transcontinental passenger trains, headquartered in Montréal.
Via Rail rolling stock
Via Rail rolling stock is the fleet of locomotives and passenger cars of Via Rail Canada, numbering over 450 units, from LRC and HEP coaches to Siemens Venture trainsets.